About this season
Jim Bergerac is a detective sergeant in The Foreigners Office who likes to do things his own way. While dealing with his own personal demons Bergerac has a knack of finding trouble, and sometimes causing it.
Episodes (10)
1. A True Detective
Aired 14 January 1990
Jim faces his toughest test to date when Susan's dead body is washed up on shore. Jim is convinced that she was murdered, but is he right?
2. My Name is Sgt. Bergerac
Aired 21 January 1990
Who is the scruffy little man and why are so many people chasing him? And why is he claiming to be Detective Sergeant Bergerac?
3. The Dig
Aired 28 January 1990
A team of archaeology students are carrying out an excavation on a piece of land reputed to be cursed. Soon one student is attacked by an unseen force and one later turns up dead. Charlie owns the land and suddenly falls ill when the students start to excavate the land. Bergerac refuses to believe that a Viking's curse is at work and works with the expedition leader to find the truth. However in a rather confusing climax as she and Bergerac finally complete the excavation only to be attacked by the same unseen force. Bergerac later awakes where a rational explanation is given for what occurred by a recovered Charlie.
4. Roots of Evil
Aired 4 February 1990
Nigel Carter is being terrorised but he refuses to help the police find the men concerned. Only when his daughter becomes their target does Bergerace begin to unravel the truth.
5. Entende Cordiale
Aired 11 February 1990
A French private detective is murdered in Charlie's study and Bergerac is sent to Provence to discover why.
6. In Love and War
Aired 18 February 1990
When a fugitive from South Africa appeals to Karen Markham for help, she finds herself caught up in something she cannot control.
7. Under Wraps
Aired 25 February 1990
When a retired scientist gets a demand for a million pounds, Bergerac has a race against time to find the extortioner before his threat of destruction is carried out.
8. All the Sad Songs
Aired 4 March 1990
After a chance meeting at the races Bergerac becomes involved in the dubious world of the cabaret circuit.
9. The Messenger Boy
Aired 11 March 1990
Bergerac is caught up in a violent underworld as, single-handed; he tries to solve a case of kidnapping in London.
10. Diplomatic Incident
Aired 18 March 1990
After quitting the force, Jim is called back to Jersey by the Bureau to protect a VIP. However, the problem is that the VIP does not wish to have any protection.